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: the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing
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: the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates
Examples of stance in a Sentence
a slightly aggressive stance
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One leading government ethics expert told The Star that even if the donations didn’t influence Schmidt’s stance on the regulatory timeline, public doubt could linger.
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Matthew Kelly
may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
District 5 Incumbent Katy Yaroslavsky faces two challengers for her District 5 seat, both of whom oppose her stance on housing and public safety spending.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The ex-city comptroller and mayoral candidate is betting his durable popularity in the more-populous Brooklyn portion of the district, and his critical stance on Israel, will catapult him to victory in the June 23 vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
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Matthew Kelly
may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
District 5 Incumbent Katy Yaroslavsky faces two challengers for her District 5 seat, both of whom oppose her stance on housing and public safety spending.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The ex-city comptroller and mayoral candidate is betting his durable popularity in the more-populous Brooklyn portion of the district, and his critical stance on Israel, will catapult him to victory in the June 23 vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
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“Stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stance. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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